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Causes

cause        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/08/
israel-hamas-gaza-palestinian-territories

cause        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/
1247612749/tornado-nebraska-omaha-suburbs-midwest

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/
1160647922/what-causes-havana-syndrome-
dispelling-misinformation-about-hospice-care

cause        USA

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/22/
1195170374/there-has-been-a-lot-of-extreme-weather-lately-
whats-the-cause

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/18/
1188408253/what-people-can-do-
to-address-the-human-driven-causes-of-climate-change

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/
1173413094/kids-leading-cause-of-death-guns

drive        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/30/
1198910681/agriculture-insects-sound-crops-pests

driver        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/
g-s1-17179/regenerative-agriculture-climate-change-soil-carbon

 trigger devastating domino effects        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/06/
earth-on-verge-of-five-catastrophic-tipping-points-scientists-warn

trigger        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/
nx-s1-5003074/climate-gas-stove-health-warning

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/03/
1185864132/scientists-have-found-part-of-the-brain-
that-triggers-out-of-body-experiences

spark        USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/28/
1244374630/gmo-purple-tomato-seeds-baker-creek-controversy

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/
1238111971/video-games-ai-artificial-intelligence-nvidia

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/
hamas-condemns-israel-
over-images-showing-semi-naked-palestinian-prisoners-2023-12-08/

spark        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/05/
middle-east-war-could-spark-global-recession-
say-wall-street-experts

ignite        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/06/
1243049448/israel-hamas-war-gaza-6-months-middle-east

spur        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/
business/economy/clean-energy-us-europe.html

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2023-12-06/
george-santos-controversy-spurs-calls-for-campaign-finance-reform-in-virginia

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/
us/suspicious-letters-fentanyl-election-offices.html

kickstart        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2023/nov/24/
did-the-assassination-of-jfk-kickstart-the-conspiracy-theory-movement-podcast

kickstart        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/
1199208497/nasa-prepares-to-head-back-to-the-moon

set off        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/10/
israel-red-white-kidnapped-posters-flyers-palestine-conflict

set off        USA

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/06/
1223212801/the-new-jeffrey-epstein-files-
have-set-off-a-fresh-round-of-conspiracy-theories

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/20/
us/politics/trump-rhetoric-fascism.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/01/31/
268350791/episode-514-
how-bernanke-set-off-tomato-protests-in-brazil

set in motion        USA

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/
1166804786/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-hale

stir

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
election-officials-who-back-trumps-big-lie-stir-concern-swing-states-2024-10-08/

stir        USA

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/02/
1216797508/the-setting-of-the-un-climate-conference-stirs-controversy

USA > stir up        UK / USA

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/26/
washington-post-stirs-up-fury-in-liberal-america-over-neutral-election-stance

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/25/
1208192912/the-middle-east-crisis-is-stirring-up-a-tsunami-of-mental-health-woes

fuel        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/
gaza-conflict-could-fuel-is-and-al-qaida-revival-
security-experts-warn

stoke        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/20/
horrendous-rise-in-tourism-stokes-local-tensions-in-lake-district-town

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